{"product_id":"the-lover-a-novel","title":"The Lover: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Sacks is an extraordinarily gifted writer.”—\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnfolding during an invasion of Gaza, \u003cem\u003eThe Lover \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of an affair between a young Israeli soldier and a Canadian woman. The emotional realities of ideology and war begin to change the lovers, who undergo a parallel radicalization and deradicalization. This book is for anyone seeking a deeply embodied and empathetic account of the politics of love in Israel-Palestine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of Allison and Eyal unfolds primarily in Tel Aviv where Allie, a thoughtful and intelligent academic searching for a sense of where she belongs in the world, falls deeply and unexpectedly in love with a young Israeli doing his military service. Their love story is sensual, filled with pleasure, longing, fear, moments of deep connection, failures of communication, and ultimately, a quiet and devastating betrayal. Their romance has a rhythm private and unique to them: when he is away on military missions, they write love letters; when he returns home for weekends, they are entwined and inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllie is embraced by Eyal’s family, and their acceptance is very important to her. But when Eyal returns home from an invasion of Gaza, to which he has a surprising emotional response, Allie has changed so radically that her betrayal of her lover feels both shocking and tragic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lover\u003c\/em\u003e is a provocative, immersive, gorgeously written love story reminiscent of Marguerite Duras’ classic novel. Both books portray a seductive love affair in a colonial setting, atmospheric and rich with foreign detail, that raises unsettling questions about inequality, conflict, intensity, war, and danger. At once beautiful and disturbing, propulsive and poignant, \u003cem\u003eThe Lover\u003c\/em\u003e will entrance readers and hold them spellbound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bee Sacks","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":55254162145571,"sku":"9780063284241","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":55254162178339,"sku":"9780063284234","price":23.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063284234.jpg?v=1781826239","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/the-lover-a-novel","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}